The April 2010 Local Store Shopping report considers how different types of local businesses are used by shoppers and assesses their prospects in the context of ongoing expansion of convenience stores operated by major grocery companies which are also in the business of convenient retailing, especially major stores trading 24 hours a day.

Local store shopping is a broad term, covering a variety of retail businesses meeting convenience needs. It includes formats that have evolved from corner-shops and neighbourhood food stores to specialist, purpose-built mini-supermarkets.

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